Martin Luther condemns the religious riots in Saxony

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Martin Luther returns to Wittenberg and condemns the religious riots that had been going on there, since the Zwickau prophets, a group of visionary zealots, had hijacked his reforming cause with extremist religious views.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Martin Luther condemns the religious riots in Saxony". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14291, accessed 26 April 2024.]

14291 Martin Luther condemns the religious riots in Saxony 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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